Ezekiel 7

7:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 7:2 Also, thou
son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end,
the end is come upon the four corners of the land.7:3 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon
thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense
upon thee all thine abominations.7:4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I
will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in
the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.7:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.7:6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it
is come.7:7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land:
the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding
again of the mountains.7:8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine
anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will
recompense thee for all thine abominations.7:9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will
recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are
in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that
smiteth.7:10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth;
the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.7:11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall
remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of their's: neither shall
there be wailing for them.7:12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer
rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude
thereof.7:13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although
they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude
thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself
in the iniquity of his life.7:14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none
goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.7:15 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within:
he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in
the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the
mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one
for his iniquity.7:17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.7:18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall
cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all
their heads.7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall
be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver
them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their
souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of
their iniquity.7:20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they
made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things
therein: therefore have I set it far from them.7:21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey,
and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.7:22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my
secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.7:23 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city
is full of violence.7:24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall
possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to
cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.7:25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be
none.7:26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon
rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law
shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.7:27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with
desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled:
I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts
will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Overview:
The Desolation of the land. (1-15) The distress of the few who
should escape. (16-22) The Captivity. (23-27)

1-15 The abruptness of this Prophecy, and the many repetitions,
show that the Prophet was deeply affected By the prospect of
these calamities. Such will the Destruction of sinners be; for
none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked mightEnd before it bring them to an End! Trouble is to the impenitent
only an evil, it hardens their hearts, and stirs up their
corruptions; but there are those to whom it is sanctified By theGrace of God, and made a means of much good. The Day of real
trouble is near, not a mere echo or rumour of troubles. Whatever
are the fruits of God's judgments, our Sin is the root of them.
These judgments shall be universal. And God will be glorified in
all. Now is the Day of the Lord's patience and Mercy, but the
time of the sinner's trouble is at Hand.

16-22 Sooner or later, Sin will cause sorrow; and those who
will not repent of their Sin, may justly be left to pine away in
it. There are many whose wealth is their Snare and ruin; and the
gaining the world is the losing of their souls. Riches profit
not in the Day of wrath. The wealth of this world has not that
in it which will answer the desires of the soul, or be any
satisfaction to it in a Day of distress. God's Temple shall
stand them in No stead. Those are unworthy to be honoured with
the form of Godliness, who will not be governed By its power.

23-27 Whoever break the Bands of God's Law, will find
themselves bound and held By the chains of his judgments. Since
they encouraged one another to Sin, God would dishearten them.
All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to Judge them
according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that
good part which shall not be taken away.